160-Gb/s optical-time-division multiplexing with PPLN hybrid integrated planar lightwave circuit

Authors

T. Ohara, H. Takara, I. Shake, K. Mori, S. Kawanishi, S. Mino, T. Yamada, M. Ishii, T. Kitoh, T. Kitagawa, K.R. Parameswaran, M.M. Fejer

Abstract

160-Gb/s (20 Gb/s /spl times/ 8) optical time-division-multiplexing is demonstrated using a multiplexer based on periodically poled lithium niobate hybrid integrated planar lightwave circuits. With this multiplexer, eight 20-Gb/s signals are independently modulated and time division multiplexed all-optically. To confirm the quality of the multiplexed signal, it was demultiplexed and bit error rates were measured. The measured power penalties are less than 2.2 dB.

Journal

Phot. Tech. Lett.

Volume

15

Number

2

Date

02/2003
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